| BASCII Corrections and TS-4040 PCB Diagram | Corrections to an article from a previous issue by Terry Greenlee about BASIC programming. | Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
| EBZUG News and User Group Reports | East Bay Z80 User Group news and Bay Area user group reports. | |
| MTERM Tips: Transmitting and Receiving Files via Modem | Detailed procedural guide for transmitting BASIC programs and text files between TS-2068 computers using the MTERM terminal program. Covers sender/receiver parameter settings (duplex, LF, word length, parity), step-by-step CONNECT procedure, buffer management, saving to tape or AERCO/ZEBRA disk, and moving files between MTERM and MSCRIPT word processor. | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Newsletter Exchange: Industry News | Reprints from other newsletters: Amstrad announcement of eight IBM-compatible PC models from $595 (Business Week, Sept 15-28); letter from Sir Clive Sinclair clarifying that Amstrad bought only existing computer range and brand name, not Sinclair Research Ltd. (Electronics, Aug 7, 1986); Better RGB Circuit improvement by Joe Williamson (from SUM NL July 1986). | Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| QL Pascal Development Kit Review | Review of the Metacomet Pascal Development Kit for the Sinclair QL. Package includes two tapes, a ROM cartridge, and a comprehensive bound user manual. Covers the screen editor (easy to use, controlled by arrow keys and modifier keys), linker, and compiler (slow to load but produces fast programs). | Sinclair QL |
| Software Review: New Hard/Software Combos Produce Dynamite Color Graphics | Reviews two new color screen dump packages. Don Thompson’s programs for the Sinclair QL support both the Olivetti PR2300 monochrome ink-jet and the Canon/Radio Shack/IBM color ink-jet, offering full-size or zoom mode dumps with positive/negative options. Dave Franson’s TS-2068 color dumps for the Canon color printer provide two output sizes. Both available via mail order. | Sinclair QL, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| T/S Guide to Telecommunication: BBS List | Introduction to a forthcoming free publication by Steve Ishii and Pete Fischer covering T/S modems, terminal programs, and hardware add-ons. Accompanied by a table of BBS systems that support Timex/Sinclair computers with phone numbers, hours, and connection settings. | Timex/Sinclair 1000, Timex/Sinclair 2068 |
| Totally Safe Machine Code for the ZX81 and TS-1000 | Technique for safely embedding machine code in REM statements on the ZX81 and TS-1000, using two template types that together provide 112 bytes or more of machine code space. Includes a memory address map showing where each template stores its code, and the critical restriction that CHR$(13) (ENTER) must never appear in the machine code. | Sinclair ZX81, Timex/Sinclair 1000 |
